Artist/Maker
John James Audubon
(1785 – 1851)
Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), Study for Havell pl. 224
1833
Place madeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, black chalk, black ink, and gouache with touches of scratching out on paper, laid on card
Mat: 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 1/2 × 21 7/16 in. (36.8 × 54.5 cm)
Sheet (paper): 14 1/2 × 21 7/16 in. (36.8 × 54.5 cm)
Purchased for the Society by public subscription from Mrs. John J. Audubon
1863.17.224
DescriptionAdult, front; immature, rear.MarkingsWatermark: JWHATMAN / 1830
InscribedErased inscriptions at upper right; at middle right: "+", indicating position of right cloud to be added; birds numbered right and left respectively: "1"; "2"; verso inscriptions in brown ink illegible
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Collections
- Audubon's Watercolors for The Birds of America
John James Audubon
1831
1863.17.336
John James Audubon
ca. 1821-1825
1863.17.27
John James Audubon
1829
1863.17.132
John James Audubon
ca. 1836–1837
1863.17.406
